{"id":11609,"date":"2024-12-14T07:19:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=11609"},"modified":"2024-12-14T07:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:19:24","slug":"pakistan-federal-govt-announces-free-e-bikes-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=11609","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: Federal govt announces free e-bikes for students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The federal government has announced the provision of free electric bikes (E-bike) to students in Pakistan, ARY News reported on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired a meeting regarding the electrical vehicle policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to install electric charging stations at all the petrol pumps in Islamabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was decided in the meeting to provide free electric bikes to 120 top students of the federal board across Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rana Tanveer Hussain also announced 39,000 E-bikes and 1,900 electric rickshaws on concessional loans, adding that an electric vehicle policy will be presented soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting also reviewed the progress on the installation of 40 charging stations on motorways and national highways of Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister urged the digitalisation of the process for transparency, saying Islamabad will be made a model city in the light of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the Punjab government increased the number of e-bikes allocation under the Chief Minister Youth Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Transport Department, the number of bikes has increased from 20,000 to 27,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the directives of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, orphaned students are being provided bikes free of cost. Additionally, all female students who applied for electric bikes will receive their two-wheelers, the spokesperson confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bank of Punjab had earlier approved loans for 20,000 students for bike purchases. So far, 7,500 bikes have been distributed to students, with daily deliveries ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transport department reported that over 5,000 petrol-powered bikes and 2,000 electric bikes have been delivered to students. Work is underway to deliver an additional 6,500 electric bikes in the coming days, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/arynews.tv\/pakistan-announces-free-e-bikes-for-students\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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